Shampoo stand



Aug. 10, 1926. 1,595,743

11. TORRES SHAMPOO STAND Filed April 22, 1926 5 fIIIIIIl/III 1 I IIW 3INVENTOR n JOSEPH roe/r55 "III' ATTORNEYS the from the rear to the andready reach and the will be such as to reduce Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

" omen STATES" :rosnrn TORRES, or nooxmm; NEW Yonn.

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Application filed April 22', ices. steam. magma hair. It is an object ofthe able shampoo stand of smalldimensions and light weight which may bemoved from place to place without disturbing the drainage connection andwhich will occupy only a small space on the floor of the beauty parloror barber shop. 7

Another object of the invention: is to provide av shampoo stand in whichthe space frontotthe. stand is reduced toa. minimum to permit theperson: doing. the shampooing to walk around stand; to reach the headoi? the person having the shampoo with the greater ease-i Another objectof the invention is. to provide a shampoo stand arranged for theconvenience .ot' the person doing the shampooing, wherein the materialsand, appliances used during the shampoo-willv be within easy height ofthe-Stan the labor of giving a shampoo.

Another object ot the invention is toprovide a shampoo stand ofthe typedescribed with flexible connections to the. sewer or drain pipes and toprovidea: means for collee-ting the loose hair and dirt from theshampooing in the stand to prevent clogging the drain pipe. c I

Another object of the invention is to provide ashampoo stand having: theconveniences and advantages above noted which will be of: neat andattractive appearance and which may ,be manufactured and sold atcomparatively low cost.

()ther objects and: advantages of the invention will appear as thedescription thereof proceeds. v

Referring now to the drawings, which show a preferred tormotembodimentof my invention-;.

Figuredis a plan view of my improved shampoo stand; y v

Figure; 2 is a' sectional view approximately on the centerline otFigure1-;

Figure 3 is aperspective view showing the position of the shampoo standwhen in use; 7

Figure 4 is a detailed view of a particular type of shampoo nozzleadapted for use on my shampoo stand; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 0i Figure 2 wa-rdly at.

on the person who.- isv The apron, 2- preferably slopes from thediameter ot the circle on use; .vided with ardrainage outlet 7 which maylike 85 with a. drainpipe.

In theembodiment chosen to illustrate the inventionfthe stand. comprisesa semheircular basin 1: of suflicient depth and size to receive thewater used in. the shampoo and to. penmit it to drain out without:overflowmg and an apron 2, which is preferably 1ntegral. with the front.edge of the basin 1 and projects outwardly in. approximately ahorizontal. plane so as to bring; the apron and the top of the basin toapproximately the; same height, The. apron 2 includes a pair of.forwardly projecting ledges 3 with an. intermediate recess 4,. which is.adapted tolit around the back of the neck. of the person having theshampoo as shown in Figure 3, with the ledges 3- projecting foreach sideto about the front of the head. A head or rim 5 is provided aroundtheouter edge/of the apron 2, ledges 5, and recess a and along the backof the recess at the height of the head 5 is preferably increased asindicated at 5 to pre 1 vent the excess 0t water which falls on the:apron at this point from overflowing taking. the. shampoo.

outer edges toward the center and fromthe front of; the apron: towardthebaok or basin so as to providector drainage from all portions of theapron intothe basin 1. The

1- is substantially which the basin is formed dividing the basin into a,semicircle arid-reducing the width of the basin as wellas providing a.straight. wall along the back thereof. This permits the person doing theshampooing to come near to the person being. shampooed in walking:around the stand, so astormake it more convenient to give a. shampoowith the use ofthis apparatusv and. at the same time reduces the roomoccupied by the. stand when not in The bottom of. the basin 1. isvprorear wall 6' of: the basin be. connected by means of the hose or theto-prevent loose hairs and other refuse. from entering andcloggingthedrai-n: pipes, a perforated strainer 15 is located: at. the entranceto the outlet 7 so as to catch and retain the hairs or the like in thebasin 1 from which they may be readily removed. A boss 9 connected'withthe drainage outlet '7 by means of a reinforcing rib 10 is also providedat the bottom of the basin 1 and is adapted to to the sewer and ipeceive one end of an adjustable stand 11,

person giving serted in I the notch supported on arolling tripod12,"soas to and that the shampoo standprovides a most permit ready movement ofthe stand over the floor of the shop. To adjust the stand to the heightof the head tofthe person being shampooed, the thumb screw 13 isloosened and the stand 11 of the stand raised or lowered to the desiredextent, whereupon the stand may be slid forward on the floor to thechair in whichthe person hav "ing'the shampoo is'seated and pushedforward so that the recess 4 fits on the back of the neck of the person14 W110 is receiving the shampoo. To facilitate the work of the theshampoo, the straight edge of the basin 1 is preferably provided with anotch 16 adapted to receive the stem 17 lot the shampoo spray 18, whichis connected by means of the flexible hose 19- with "suitable hot andcold water connections, so

that when not in use, the spray 18 may be in- 16 with the open end ofthe spray over the basin so that any into the basin. When grasp the stem"17 and direct the spray to the point desired onthe hair. As a furtherconvenience, the basin 1 may be provided with supports 20, suitablysecured to the inner walls ofthe basinand adapted to support a bottle 21for containing a shampoo liquid or other shampooing acces' "sory.--Tliestand 20 is preferably provided with a spring clip 22 which projectsabove the side ofthe stand and partiallyencircles the edge of thebottles so that the bottles will not be upset when the stand'is movedback and forth over the floor.

By supporting the bottles above thebottom of the basin 1, they are keptout of contact with the drainage water? in thebasin andare thereforesubstantially dry when pickedup by theperson doing the shampooing, sothat there is'no annoying dripping from these bottles.

I prefer to make the basin 1 and apron 2 of an integral lightweightcasting, such as aluminum, which may be readily supported by means ofthe boss 9 from the stand 11.

In this way the cost of the apparatus is reduced' over that of providingan enamelled basinand apron, cracking and chipping of the enamel isavoided and the cast aluminum basin and apron maybe easily kept cleanand in polished condition. 'It will be' seen that the number of parts ofmy apparatus are exceedingly few and of simple construction, so as to beeasy to produce -convenient assembly and lay out for the person givingthe shampoo; The apron and basin are supported about the waist height oftheperson giving the shampoo, the necessary shampoo articles aresupported in the basin and out of contact with the drainage" water andthe stand "is readily all of V movable over the floor of the shop andreadsaid apron adaptedtofit around the neck of the'person; receiving theshampoo, and. j

a portable stand for supporting said basin s5 -2. In a shampoo stand, asemi-circular f and apron.

basin, a drainage outlet for said basin, a'

hair strainer in said drainage outlet, an integral apron projectingoutwardly from the curved edge of said basin in approxi mately. thetop-horizontal plane of said basin, said apron sloping from its outeredges toward said basin, va recess in said apron adapted to fitaroundthe neck of the person receiving the shampoo, a bead around the edgeofsaid apron, a portable stand for supporting said basin and i apron andmeans on said stand for adjusting the height of the basin. I V

Y In a shampoo stand, a semi-circular basin, a drainage outlet for saidbasin, a strainer at the entrance' to said drainage outlet flexiblemeans for connecting the drainage outlet with thesewer, a substantiallyhorizontal apron projecting out from one edge of said basin, said apronsloping. toward said basin, a recess in said apron fitting the neck of aperson, a substantially flatledge projecting outward at each side ofsaid apron and adjustable means to support the basin and apron atapproximately the height of the shoulder of the person re ceiving theshampoo.

In testimony. whereof I have afiixed my signature to this specification.

I OSEPH TORRES.

